Where does “furcation” come from?
furcation (English) comes from English Ion, from Romanian Ion, from French ion, from English ion, from English anion, from Ancient Greek ἀνιόν, from Ancient Greek ἄνειμι, from Ancient Greek ἀνά — up, upon.
furcation (English): The act or process of furcating; a forking or...
Definitions
- The act or process of furcating; a forking or...
Ancestry of “furcation”, step by step
furcation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ion
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ion | Son of Creusa and Xuthus, and the ancestor of Ionian people |
| 2 | Romanian | Ion | John |
| 3 | French | ion | ion |
| 4 | English | ion | An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical... |
| 5 | English | anion | A negatively charged ion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀνιόν | going up |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄνειμι | go up |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀνά | on board; on, upon |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | *aná | up, upon |